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Really cute fake dating romance

Love, Lies and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

July 22, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. CBR16 Sweet Books: Cozy Emily Hung is happily single, but her mother won’t let that stop her from trying to set her up with suitable men, often the sons of various family friends. Since Emily is now the only unmarried daughter, her mother’s efforts are intensifying. At her sister’s wedding, her mother makes sure Emily is paired with Mark Chan, who is an engineer and seems stuck-up and boring. To make […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Canada, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, cozy, fake dating, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, Malin

Malin's CBR16 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, Canada, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, cozy, fake dating, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, Malin ·
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New Jackie Lau with Fake Dating – I was automatically in!

Love, Lies, & Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

May 3, 2024 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I make a habit of reading Jackie Lau books when I can, and being able to read Love, Lies, & Cherry Pie as an ARC was something I just couldn’t pass up, particularly when the logline for the book is a Pride and Prejudice retelling having a good time with some tropes (Lau tends to always have more than one in her work). The tropes in question are fake dating, forced proximity, and enemies to lovers, and I think Lau did a good job with […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARC, Asian Heritage, asian representation, Canada, CBR16SweetBooks, enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, read harder challenge, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARC, Asian Heritage, asian representation, Canada, CBR16SweetBooks, enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, read harder challenge, we need diverse books ·
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Jackie Lau gets meta

Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

April 15, 2024 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Jackie Lau has made her main character, Emily Hung, a LitFic author, which results in some meta commentary about the current state of publishing, especially for an Asian-Canadian author who is doing ok, but not charging up the charts. She’s got a three book contract, but she’s working two other jobs, and sharing an apartment. She’s feeling disrespected by her family, especially her mother, who keeps throwing Mark F’ing Chan at her head. After the two don’t hit it off at Emily’s youngest sister’s wedding, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, NetGalley, Toronto

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Jackie Lau, Love Lies and Cherry Pie, NetGalley, Toronto ·
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